Washington Capitals Notes:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled goaltender Clay Stevenson from AHL Hershey and placed defenseman Joel Edmundson on LTI, 10/16
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey and loaned goaltender Clay Stevenson to AHL Hershey, 10/14
Recalled goaltender Clay Stevenson from AHL Hershey and loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 10/13
CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Alex Ovechkin – 1 power-play goal shy of 300 career power-play goals
Nicklas Backstrom – 1 game shy of 1,100 career games
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 4 points shy of passing Bengt Gustafsson (554) for the eighth-most points in franchise history
Tom Wilson – 5 points shy of 300 career points
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Charlie Lindgren: 10/16 (1 game)
Max Pacioretty: 10/13-10/16 (2 games)
Joel Edmundson: 10/13-10/16 (2 games)
Man Games Lost: 5
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct. 21, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (MNMT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 24, 6 p.m. ET vs. Toronto (ESPN, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. ET at New Jersey (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 27, 7 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota (MNMT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Oct. 29, 5 p.m. ET vs. San Jose (MNMT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday at Canadian Tire Centre for the first of three meetings between the teams this season. Washington is 55-38-5-6 all-time vs. Ottawa and 18-3-2 (.826 point percentage) in their last 23 games against the Senators dating back to the 2014-15 season. In addition, the Capitals have won six of their last seven games at Ottawa and have a record of 9-2-1 in their last 12 games at Canadian Tire Centre. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 59 points (36g, 23a) in 54 career games against Ottawa, including three points (1g, 2a) in three games last season. In nine career games against the Senators, goaltender Darcy Kuemper has a record of 6-2-1 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .916 save percentage.
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
AWAY vs. OTTAWA SENATORS (All-time)
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
24-24-1-3 151 173 1 WSH win (12/22/22)
CAPITALS vs. SENATORS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (54) Ovechkin (36) Backstrom (28) Ovechkin (59)
Backstrom (44) Oshie (13) Ovechkin (23) Backstrom (40)
Carlson (34) Backstrom (12) Carlson (14) Carlson (21)
Back On Track
- The Capitals enter 2023-24 looking to make the playoffs for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons and the 33rd time in franchise history.
- The Capitals have reached the postseason in 14 of the last 16 seasons, joining the Pittsburgh Penguins (15) and the Boston Bruins (14) as the only teams with as many appearances in the last 16 years.
- Washington hasn’t missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2005-06 and 2006-07, Alex Ovechkin’s first two years in the NHL.
Ottawa Senators Notes:
LAST GAME: Oct. 15, 5-2 win vs Tampa Bay: Tkachuk became only the second player in franchise history to score twice on consecutive days in leading the Senators to a 5-2 win over Tampa Bay at Canadian Tire Centre. The team’s captain also contributed an assist for a game-high three points. Tarasenko also posted a multi-point (one goal, one assist) effort which included his first goal in an Ottawa uniform. Joseph and Stützle notched the home side’s other two markers while Cirelli and Jeannot (one goal, one assist) replied for the Lightning. Korpisalo made 22 saves to earn his first victory in goal with the Senators. Tomkins made 33 saves in a losing effort for Tampa Bay on a night that saw him make his NHL debut. Scratches: None; Injuries: Norris; Shots: OTT – 38, TB – 24; PP: OTT – 0-2, TB – 0-2.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: Tonight’s game against Washington will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and regionally on RDS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a five-game homestand when the team hosts the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday at 2 p.m. The contest will mark the first of four meetings between the teams this season (with one set to take place in Stockholm) and the lone contest in the nation’s capital.
INJURY REPORT: Forward Josh Norris has missed the team’s first three games of the season with an upper body injury. Total man-games lost: 4.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: None.
OTTAWA vs. WASHINGTON – History:
2023-24 (0-0-0): Oct. 18 @ Ottawa, Feb. 26 @ Washington, April 7 @ Washington
2022-23 (2-0-1): 10/20/22 @ Ottawa (5-2 win), 12/22/22 @ Ottawa (3-2 OT loss), 12/29/22 @
Washington (4-3 OT win)
Series record: Overall: 44-48-5-7; Home: 27-21-1-3; Away: 17-27-4-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 10/20/22 (5-2); @ Washington: 12/29/22 (4-3 OT)
Last Washington win: @ Ottawa: 12/22/22 (3-2 OT); @ Washington: 1/22/22 (3-2 OT)
Last OT result: 12/29/22 (4-3 OT win) @ Washington
Last shootout: 10/5/17 (5-4 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 11, (11/13/01, 11-5 win); Allowed: 11, (12/17/93, 11-2 loss); Both teams: 16, (11/13/01, 11-5 win)
Last Game: 12/29/22, 4-3 OT win @ Washington; OTT Goals: Sanderson, Stützle, DeBrincat (2x); WSH
Goals: Ovechkin, Strome, Kuznetsov; OTT Scratch: Larsson; OTT Injuries: Brannstrom, Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; WSH Goalie: Kuemper; OTT PP: 0-1; WSH PP: 0-1; Shots: 45-23.
Career vs. Washington: Giroux leads all players in career games played (59), in goals (24), in assists (30) and in points (54); Tkachuk leads in penalty minutes (33) against Washington.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators are in the midst of a fourth season of wearing a primary logo which saw the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. The team has earned a 91-102-19 all-time record (2-1-0 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa is not expected to wear an alternate sweater in 2023-24. The Senators hold an all-time record of 116-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 88-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has posted a record of 2-0-0 at home this season … Brady Tkachuk leads the team with four goals at home … Claude Giroux and Vladimir Tarasenko share the assist lead with three respectively at Canadian Tire Centre … Tkachuk maintains the points lead with five (four goals, one assist) in Ottawa … The Senators earned a record of 24-14-3 at home in 2022-23.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,045-1,018-115-184 over 2,362 games … The Senators are 574-449-60-100 through 1,183 all-time home games and 471-569-55-84 through 1,179 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: The Senators will play back-to-back games on 14 occasions in 2023-24 with the next set scheduled to begin when the team visits Toronto on Nov. 8 before it hosts Vancouver for the only time this season the following evening … The Senators played 12 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 7-5-0 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (1-0-0 this season) while posting an 6-5-1 record (1-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 3 for 11 (27.3%) on the power-play in 2023-24 … Jakob Chychrun, Jake Sanderson and Brady Tkachuk are tied for the team lead with one power-play goal each while Chychrun, Sanderson and Vladimir Tarasenko (two assists) share the team lead with two powerplay points respectively … Ottawa has tallied multiple power-play goals in an individual contest on one occasion this season after having done so on 18 occasions in 2022-23 … The Senators were 72-for-306 (23.5%) on the power play in 2022-23.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has allowed two power-play goals this season while having overcome 12 of 14 shorthanded situations to maintain an efficiency rating of 85.7% … Parker Kelly’s first shorthanded goal of his career, scored in the Oct. 11 season-opener at Carolina, is the team’s lone shorthanded tally of 2023-24 after it notched nine such markers in each of the past two seasons.
STAY OF EXECUTION: After suffering defeat in an all-time series-high 10 consecutive games (0-8-2) from 10/5/17 through 1/22/22, the Senators have rebounded to win four of their last five meetings against the Capitals ahead of tonight’s contest against Washington – the only one of this season in Ottawa – at Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators earned five of a possible six points against the Capitals last season with the lone blemish a 3-2 overtime setback on 12/22/22 as Marcus Johansson became only the second Capital (and the first since Jaromir Jagr on 3/2/02) to tally an overtime winner in Ottawa.
